Psalms 57:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֢ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה

Transliteration

rešet hēkînû for-pəʿāmay kāpap napšî kārû before-me šîḥâ nāplû in-tôkāh selâ

Grammar Details

*rešet*: noun, feminine singular - net/trap
*hēkînû*: verb, Hiphil perfect 3cp - they prepared
*pəʿāmay*: noun with 1cs suffix and preposition lamed - for my steps
*kāpap*: verb, Qal perfect 3ms - he bowed down
*napšî*: noun with 1cs suffix - my soul
*kārû*: verb, Qal perfect 3cp - they dug
*šîḥâ*: noun, feminine singular - pit
*nāplû*: verb, Qal perfect 3cp - they fell
*tôkāh*: noun with 3fs suffix and preposition bet - into the midst of it
*selâ*: musical notation - possibly pause/interlude

Word Meanings

*rešet*: net/trap/snare
*kûn*: establish/prepare/fix/set up
*paʿam*: step/footstep/time
*kāpap*: bow down/bend/humble
*kārâ*: dig/excavate
*šîaḥ*: pit/trap
*nāpal*: fall/lie
*tāwek*: midst/middle
*selâ*: musical interlude/pause/lift up (meaning uncertain)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
Isa 24:15 : 15 Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, even the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
Rom 5:3 : 3 And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;
Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Ps 108:1-5 : 1 A Song, a Psalm of David. My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early. 3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the peoples; And I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy lovingkindness is great above the heavens; And thy truth [reacheth] unto the skies. 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth.

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